from www.orlandosentinel.com – A nurse at a Broward County jail has been arrested after allegedly supplying a contraband cell phone to an inmate and sending him nude pictures of herself, a Broward judge said Wednesday.
The Tuesday afternoon arrest of Carline Jean, 34, of Margate, is the latest in a monthslong effort by the Broward Sheriff’s Office to arrest jail personnel supplying inmates with contraband at Broward’s Main Jail.
Three detention deputies were arrested in mid-December, accused of dishing out contraband items in exchange for money or to promote sexual relationships. Whether anyone else broke the law or violated departmental policies is still under investigation.
Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Dani Moschella noted the agency was responsible for initiating the inquiry. “And the fact that we’re making arrests shows that we’re making progress in that investigation,” Moschella said Wednesday.
Jean worked for Armor Correctional Health Services, a company that contracts with the Sheriff’s Office, Moschella said.
She was charged with one count of introducing contraband into a jail facility and use of a cell phone to facilitate a felony. She was being held on $75,000 bond Wednesday at Paul Rein Detention Facility in Pompano Beach.
Referring to an arrest report, Broward Judge John “Jay” Hurley said Jean admitted to electronically sending an inmate nude photos of herself. The cell phone she provided an inmate was recovered, the report said, and it held eight photos depicting her private parts.
“The man approached me. I responded back,” Jean told investigators, according to an arrest report. “It led to something else. It shouldn’t have happened.”
“Do I somewhat know that maybe I shouldn’t be in contact with him? Yes, I know that, but I did it anyway.”
Jean told Hurley she has lived in Broward for about eight years and has a 9-year-old son.
Also facing a contraband-related charge in Broward bond court Wednesday was Norman Terrelonge, 32, an inmate jailed since 2008 on trafficking charges. His recently added charge was one count of introducing contraband into the jail.
Whether Terrelonge’s contraband charge was related to Jean’s case was unclear Wednesday.